Permafrost Feminised

Cured properly and opened cold, Permafrost leads with limonene: citrus oil off the top of the jar, nearer grapefruit pith than lemon squash, the sweetness arriving late. Underneath it pinene adds a clean resinous lift, and it reads mid-palate rather than on the first pass. This 30/70 sativa tests at 20% THC, but potency is the least interesting number here: what separates Permafrost from the others on the same shelf is how the aroma behaves across a cure, and that is a question of storage and patience rather than genetics alone.

Chasing terpene expression in Permafrost pulls against chasing yield, and it is worth knowing which one you are doing before you start. The Limonene/Pinene/Terpinolene profile does its best work in living soil, where the microbial side produces secondary compounds a bottle cannot. That is easier here than it sounds: decent peat-free compost and worm castings are a garden centre purchase in most British towns.

Through the 70-80 days of bloom, stop foliar spraying after week two — anything landing on developing trichomes is still there at harvest and you will taste it. The final three weeks decide which terpenes dominate the cured flower: nights held at 16-18°C push limonene forward, while a warmer finish protects the lighter terpinolene notes at the top.

The cure is where most of the flavour is lost in this country, and the reason is the weather. A 10-14 day hang wants 15-18°C at 55-60% relative humidity, which a British autumn will not give you in a spare room — a temperature-controlled cupboard or a wine fridge set to 16°C solves it for the price of one wasted harvest. Then into glass, burped twice a day for the first fortnight. The pinene layer that makes this one worth growing does not appear until somewhere between weeks three and four in the jar.

Flowering: 70-80 days. Indoor yield: 400 gr/m². Outdoor yield: up to 400 g/plant. Rated intermediate difficulty.

Permafrost arrives in stages. The first draw at 20% THC brings a bright citrus edge that lifts off the palate immediately. The creative, energetic, euphoric character follows within minutes, arriving as sharpened attention. Colour reads brighter, music reads busier, and conversation wanders further than it would otherwise. It holds for two to three hours on a plateau rather than a spike. The pinene underneath adds an alertness that keeps thinking crisp.

Primary: Limonene · Secondary: Pinene · Tertiary: Terpinolene. How this profile survives the journey from flower to vapour depends on temperature. Low vaporisation, 180-188°C, keeps the pinene and terpinolene audible over the limonene base. Run it hotter, or burn it, and the three collapse into one note — pleasant enough, but none of the complexity that made it worth choosing.

Who does well with Permafrost? Indoor growers who want the timeline under their own control. Outdoor growers who want to choose when flowering starts. Anyone with the room and the patience to veg it properly before flipping. Difficulty is rated intermediate, which means a moderate learning curve that rewards attention without demanding a laboratory.